Nagyka

The Nagyka, nagaika, or nagayka (Russian: нага́йка; pronounced [nɐˈɡajkə]) is a short, thick whip with round cross-section used by Cossacks, borrowed from Nogai people, hence the original name "nogaika", or "Nogai's whip".[1] It is also called камча, kamcha from the Turkic word "kamci" for "whip". The latter word is also used for short whips of Central Asian origin.

The nagyka was made out of leather strips by braiding. It was possible to have piece of metal at the tip of the whip.

In modern times the descriptions of the military use of nagyka tend to be mythologized, and in the past the prime and predominant use was to drive horse.[2] At the same time nagyka was known to be used against unarmed people, e.g., for corporal punishment or to disperse public disorders[3] (e.g., during Russian Revolutions),[4] so that a cossack with nagayka has become a symbol of tsarist oppression.